Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits and Use of Test Strips in Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus | Zendy

Walid F. Gellad | Zendy; Xinhua Zhao | Zendy; Carolyn T. Thorpe | Zendy; Maria K. Mor | Zendy; Chester B. Good | Zendy; Michael J. Fine | Zendy

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Dual Use of Department of Veterans Affairs and Medicare Benefits and Use of Test Strips in Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Author(s) -

Walid F. Gellad,

Xinhua Zhao,

Carolyn T. Thorpe,

Maria K. Mor,

Chester B. Good,

Michael J. Fine

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

jama internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14

H-Index - 342

eISSN - 2168-6114

pISSN - 2168-6106

DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.5405

Subject(s) - medicine , veterans affairs , diabetes mellitus , glucose test , comorbidity , receipt , emergency medicine , world wide web , computer science , endocrinology

Self-monitoring of blood glucose is a costly component of care for diabetes mellitus, with unclear benefits for patients not taking insulin. Veterans with dual Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Medicare benefits have access to test strips through both systems, raising the potential for overuse.

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